The USC Institute for Global Health aims to improve global health by educating future and current global health leaders, carrying out trans-disciplinary research, and assuring that the evidence collected informs policy and practice to make a difference.

The Psychological and Welfare Consequences of the Chernobyl Disaster

USC Institute for Global Health researchers found evidence of significant neuropsychological consequences in the decades following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Consequences ranged from diminished quality of life and anxiety to depression and specific clinical syndromes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The research, supported from 2011 to 2016 by Green Cross Switzerland, revealed that, to this day, up to 10 million people may be affected by the catastrophe and its aftermath.